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If you were on Twitter at all on Halloween, you may have noticed that one of the trending topics was #potterday.

It seems the fans of the Harry Potter books and films were chatting them up, and why not? On a holiday where ghosts and goblins walk the earth, talk of wizards and death eaters seems apropos.

But when I read the potterday tweets — and added one of my own (heck, I like Harry as much as the next muggle) — I noticed a few felt it necessary to slam “Twilight” in the process:

“Who needs vampires? We have magic.”

Why do you have to dislike “Twilight” to like Harry Potter? Are the two mutually exclusive? Why is life always a competition?

It reminds me a bit of my youth. (Yes, I can remember back that far.) When “Star Wars” came out, many “Star Trek” fans — and I am pointing the finger straight back at myself — were insulted by the very presence of this new saga and boycotted it. Years passed before I saw “Star Wars” in its entirety, and that was mainly because of Harrison Ford. He was big time by then, and I wanted to see his take on Hans Solo.

In retrospect, it was a ridiculous reaction.

I think the same thing about the Mac/PC wars. I own a PC, and always have — mainly because an overwhelming majority of the business world operates on PCs. I have worked on a Mac in the past, and I personally didn’t find the transition from PC to Mac to be difficult. I think both platforms have their pros and cons, and I am entertained by the vehement love/hate that people display for the different platforms.

I just don’t see it.

But, that’s me. I like PCs. I like Mac’s. I like “Star Trek.” I like “Star Wars.” (Okay, I’ll always like “Star Trek” a bit more…it was my first sci-fi.)

And I love Harry Potter and “Twilight.” To me, they are very different and are not competing or attempting to muscle one another out at the box office.